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The Los Angeles District Attorney announced that no criminal charges will be filed against the Torrance police officers who shot at a man during a weeklong Southern California manhunt for an ex-LAPD officer, lawyers for the man said on Tuesday.

David Perdue is the surfer who was on his way to catch some morning waves last Feb. 7 when he was stopped by Torrance police on the lookout for Christopher Dorner.

Officer Who Carried Dorner Victims Gets Mayor's Award

Sgt. Stephen Crane was given the Redlands Mayor's Award Tuesday, May 21, 2013, for his bravery in carrying officers wounded by ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner's gunfire in Big Bear. Crane thanked his fellow officers and family for their support, and called the day he encountered Dorner the "darkest" in his career in law enforcement. (Published Tuesday, May 21, 2013)

After he was cleared by the first set of officers, a second set of officers drove up the street, rammed Perdue's vehicle and began shooting at his head. He was not hit.

No Deal Reached for Man Mistakenly Shot at in Dorner Manhunt

David Perdue was shot at in a case of mistaken identity during the manhunt for rogue ex-police officer Christopher Dorner. Perdue and his attorneys were unable to make a deal with the city of Torrance Thursday. His attorney announced that they would be filing a lawsuit early next week. Hetty Chang reports from Santa Monica for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on June 13, 2013. (Published Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013)

"It was only the poor marksmanship of Torrance officer Brian McGee that led to Mr. Perdue being alive today," said Perdue's attorney Robert Sheahen.

In the report, the district attorney found that because McGee and his partner, Erin Sooper, were "anxious" and in a state of "panic," their attempt to kill Mr. Perdue was justified, Sheahen said, adding that investigators never contacted Perdue nor his wife for their accounts about what happened.

LAPD Reviews Ex-Cop Dorner’s Dismissal

The Associated Press reported Tuesday that the LAPD found that the 2008 dismissal of ex-cop Christopher Dorner was justified. The department decided Dorner’s allegations of racism and bias were unfounded. Gordon Tokumatsu reports from downtown LA for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on June 4, 2013. (Published Friday, Jun 14, 2013)

"The accounts of McGee and Sooper, while riddled with factual fantasy, were accepted at face value," Sheahen said. "Panic and anxiety have no place in a police force. This report piles prosecutorial gibberish on top of police lawlessness."

The report does not affect the Perdue family lawsuit which is pending in federal court in Los Angeles. Trial is set for Aug. 12.

Perdue, who is white, was driving his black Honda pickup on his way to pick up a friend to go surfing when he was stopped by officers looking for Dorner, a black ex-Los Angeles police officer who had promised to bring "warfare" to his former department's officers and their families.

The Perdue shooting was not the only case of mistaken identity that morning.

Two women delivering newspapers in Torrance were also shot at by Los Angeles police officers; the city reached a $4.2 million settlement with the women in April in addition to the $40,000 settlement for the loss of their pickup truck.

Authorities say Dorner killed four people, including two law enforcement officers, during a weeklong rampage that involved a massive manhunt and ended with his apparent suicide in a mountain cabin following a gunbattle with police.

At the time officers stopped Perdue, Dorner had already killed two people, and officers throughout the area were protecting people he named as targets. Authorities believed he was driving a pickup, although it was a different make and color than Perdue's truck.

The news comes a day after another high-profile case involving a Southern California police department ended with a bombshell verdict that stunned a community in Orange County. Two ex-Fullerton police officers were acquitted in the beating death of Kelly Thomas, a 37-year-old homeless man they confronted during a patrol call at a transit station.